Entrepreneurship Skills needed by Youths for Employment in Regulated Starch Production Occupations in Abia State

The Study focused on entrepreneurship skills needed by youths for
employment in regulated starch production occupations in Abia state. The
study adopted survey research design. Three research questions were
answered and three hypotheses tested. The population was 127, made up of
45 registered women in starch production occupations and 82 extension
agents. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using
mean, standard deviation and t-test. Findings include needed
entrepreneurship skills in planning, production and marketing of starch to
succeed in regulated starch production occupations. There was no
significance difference in the mean ratings of the responses of the women and
extension agents. It was recommended, among others, that, Abia State
government will integrate the findings of the study into her Skill Acquisitions
Centres.